2012 Sport Events

One big, beautiful playground

Kelowna International Dragon Boat Festival

Air Access Daily non-stop flights from Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Seattle and Victoria, along with a daily direct flight from Ottawa 24-hour customs clearance Airport is 30-minute drive from all event venues

Accommodations Over 4,500 rooms in the Kelowna area ranging from university dorms to luxury full-service hotels

Climate Semi-arid with long, dry, warm summers and short, mild winters Average seasonal temperatures: Summer: High 28°C (82°F) Low 1°C (34°F) Winter: High 0°C (32°F) Low -6°C (21°F)

Elevation Kelowna sits at 1,129 ft above sea level High elevation training is available at area mountain resorts

Medical Services Full range of sport medicine, nutrition, and therapy services Hospital is a primary acute care health facility Full diagnostic imaging capabilities

ABOUT KELOWNA

H2O Adventure and Fitness Centre

Athletics 8-lane, 400m track 300m indoor running track

Aquatics 8-lane, 50m Olympic-size pool with Flowrider Ocean Surf Simulator 8-lane, 25m shallow competitive pool with diving tank 6-lane, 25m pool

Ball Hockey/Roller Hockey New arena with polyethylene surface open downtown

Baseball/Softball Kelowna and area have 33 fields including six partially lit for softball in one complex

Bowling 24 tenpin and six fivepin lanes at one full-service centre

Curling 12 sheets of ice at one centrally located facility Space for 1,000 spectators Licensed lounge and full-service kitchen

Kelowna Curling Club

KELOWNA FACILITIES

Capital News Centre

Golf 18 golf courses New Greg Norman Signature Course opening in 2013

Gymnasiums 1 with 20,000 sq ft 1 with 16,800 sq ft, 40 ft ceiling, 850 theatre-style seats

Gymnastics 15,000 sq ft of space – trampoline suitable ceiling height

Ice Sports 5 NHL-size surfaces with spectator seating, concessions

Soccer/Rugby/Football 30 fields, 3 lit, two lit artificial turf 2 indoor turf fields

Tennis 10 outdoor courts including six lit and resurfaced at one centre with three indoor courts on site

Facilities for BMX, mountain biking, badminton, beach volleyball, sailing, short track speed skating, cricket, equestrian, goalball and other sports are also available.

Edge of Excellence Camp

KELOWNA FACILITIES

International Children’s Winter Games

Snowboard Cross at Big White

Large selection of venues provides for excellent training camp options

110,000 sq ft of meeting space for sport meetings

and AGMs

Unrivalled access, accommodations, natural amenities, attractions and climate

Training Camps 2011 Kelowna RDT Figure Skating Camp

2010 Swedish Men’s Curling, Women’s Curling and Hockey and German Men’s Curling Pre-Olympic

2010 Okanagan Pro-Am Football Development Camp

2009 Swim BC Canada Summer Games Camp

2008 Canadian Speed Skating Team Cycling and Strength Training Camp

2005 Canadian Men’s Hockey Team Olympic Orientation Camp

Exciting New Developments BMO Kelowna Centre of Skating Excellence Central Okanagan Rugby Enthusiasts (CORE) University of British Columbia Okanagan Heat joins Canada West Universities Athletic Association in basketball and volleyball

TRAINING CAMPS & MEETINGS

Kelowna Apple Triathlon

Bid Development Preparation and production of bid packages Site inspection coordination

Event Planning Tool KitThe Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance provides:

STEAM (Sport Tourism Economic Assessment Tool) Sport Event Bid Template Business Plan Template with Budget Sport Event Marketing Template ViewTeam Event Software Economic Impact Assessment Reports Sport Contacts/Events Directory

Tourism Kelowna provides: Event Hosting Checklist Accommodations Search Support Promotional Tools Sponsorship Proposal Samples Welcome Kits Family-Spousal Programs

Event Funding City of Kelowna Sport Event Development Grant BC Games Society Hosting BC Tourism Kelowna Events Fund

Tourism Kelowna Referral ProgramFind details on “Make a Case for Kelowna” on our website at tourismkelowna.com

Black Mountain Golf Club

TRAINING CAMPS & MEETINGS

Okanagan Rockets and Swedish Olympic Women’s Hockey Team Photo Credit: Chris Stanford, kelowna.com

Kelowna makes first impressions…

“As soon as you land (Kelowna) just offers spectacular scenery that you rarely see in any other city across Canada and even the world. There’s beautiful Okanagan Lake and a very friendly downtown so for us it was just a very attractive destination.”

ANNIE GAGNON, DIRECTOR OF EVENTSGyMNASTICS CANADA

…and creates lasting impressions

“Now we have a good base to come back to if we need. I’m quite certain we will return here (to Kelowna) with teams to stay one, two, three, maybe four weeks. Myself, personally, I will come back here but doing my favourite hobby, golfing. I have seen some nice places here and will return for sure.”

GLENN ÖSTH, SPORT DIRECTORSWEDISH OLyMPIC COMMITTEE

Okanagan Gymnastics Centre

TESTIMONIALS

University of British Columbia Okanagan Heat at BCCAA Volleyball Provincials

Provincials 2012 Youth B Cup Girls Soccer Championships (July) 2012 BC Midget Tier 1 Hockey Championship (Mar) 2012 Tim Hortons Senior Curling Championships (Feb) 2011-2012 BMO Skate Canada BC/YT Sectional Championships (Nov) 2011 BC AA Long Course Swimming Championships (Jun) 2011 BCCAA Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Provincials (Feb)

Westerns, Nationals and Worlds 2012 Canadian Masters Swimming Championships 2012 Western Canadian Ringette Championships 2011 and 2007 Western Elite Volleyball Championships 2011 and 2008 American Bicycle Association (ABA) BMX Firestorm Nationals 2008-2011 Kelowna Apple Triathlon, Canadian Championships and ITU Pan American Cup 2007 World Sledge Hockey Challenge

Annual Events Kelowna International Major Midget Hockey Tournament Kelowna Sweetheart Ringette Tournament Play On! Kelowna Street Hockey Tournament Canada Day Baseball Blast Men’s Tournament RBC GranFondo Kelowna BMO Okanagan International Marathon

Multi-Sport Events Center of Gravity (Annual) 2011 International Children’s Winter Games 2008 BC Summer Games

Welcoming more than 100 sport events annually...

HOSTING EXCELLENCE

Suite 214 – Richter Place 1626 Richter St Kelowna BC V1y 2M3

tf 1.800.663.4345 tel 250.861.1515 email sports@tourismkelowna.com